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Orient Insurance to pay Sh90m to Gikomba traders who lost goods in fire tragedy
Traders watch in disbelief as fire burns their property at the Gikomba market on June 23, 2015. Kenya Orient Insurance Ltd will on Tuesday September 8, 2015 pay Sh90 million to traders who lost goods in the fire tragedy. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The fire, which started on the morning of June 23, rendered many stall owners jobless.
- The fire reportedly started in area 42 before it spread to Gorofani in Gikomba.
- The ceremony will be held at the insurer’s offices at Capitol Hill Towers beginning 8am.
- There have been repeated fire incidents at the market but investigations have been unable to establish the cause.
Kenya Orient Insurance Ltd will on Tuesday pay Sh90 million to traders who lost goods in a fire tragedy at Nairobi’s Gikomba market.
According to a communication by the insurer, this will be part of the claim settlement following the fire that gutted the market in June.
